Wednesday, September 9, 2015

After and overwhelming response to my oat fiber pancake recipe, I HAD to come up with a family size version. These recipes make up to 15 pancakes (5 servings each) depending on the thickness of your batter and how big you make them!The protein powder is optional! You could make the S pancakes and eat them with bacon, sausage, or chicken fried with oat fiber instead of flour for extra protein. (I personally LOVE sausage and pancakes!) For my homemade sugar free maple pancake syrup please click on this link Single Serving Oat Fiber Pancakes and Maple Syrup recipe and scroll down to the bottom!So here it is!Family Size Oat Fiber Pancake Recipe - S, E, and FP

Mix your dry ingredients first. Then add melted butter, egg, maple extract and 1/4c cream. Mix thoroughly. You want a slightly thicker batter than pancake but not too thick. If it's too thick add more cream a little at a time until it's the consistency of thick pancake batter. Put some oil in the pan and cook like regular pancakes.You can top these with my easy homemade maple pancake syrup or just some on plan S fruit (berries). I plan on eating these next time with some sausage! I love sausage with pancakes!

* to make the E or FP recipe nut free you can use unsweetened Flax milk as long as there aren't any off plan ingredients listed*

Mix your dry ingredients first. Then add melted butter or coconut oil, egg, maple extract and 1/8c almond milk. Mix thoroughly. You want a slightly thicker batter than pancake but not too thick. If it's too thick add more almond milk a little at a time until it's the consistency of thick pancake batter. Spray some olive oil spray (fat free) in a non stick skillet and cook like regular pancakes.You can top these with my homemade maple pancake syrup or just some on plan E fruit for an E or berries for a FP!

Saturday, September 5, 2015

I have been in search of some THM on plan pancakes that actually taste like pancakes! For me, the other pancakes, while good, were not what I was looking for. I also wanted to find a recipe that could be tweaked for any of the meal types. (if you don't have any idea what I'm talking about go to Trim Healthy Mama to find out!)I have discovered that recipe! After working some different recipes out, I came up with this recipe that actually tastes like regular pancakes. They are a little more dense than regular pancakes, but I've found if you make the batter a little thicker than pancake batter they are fluffier.These pancakes are made with oat FIBER, which is not the same as oat flour. Oat flour used in the S version of this recipe would make it a crossover.I have also included the recipe for my Sugar Free Maple Syrup at the bottom! It is so good with the pancakes and can be eaten in any setting! The protein powder is optional but it gives you extra protein, which is imperative with THM. **If you find that the texture is not what you prefer try them without the protein powder. Sometimes it can change the texture of these pancakes. I've done it both ways and I enjoy them, but I understand not everyone will.**These recipes are for a singe serving of THREE pancakes! (depending on how thick you make the batter) As you can see in my picture (I'm not responsible for any drooling that may occur) they are good sized pancakes as well!

Mix your dry ingredients first. Then add melted butter, egg, maple extract and 1/4c cream. Mix thoroughly. You want a slightly thicker batter than pancake but not too thick. If it's too thick add more cream a little at a time until it's the consistency of pancake batter. Put some oil in the pan and cook like regular pancakes.You can top these with my easy homemade maple pancake syrup or just some on plan S fruit (berries). I plan on eating these next time with some sausage! I love sausage with pancakes!

Mix your dry ingredients first. Then add melted butter or coconut oil, egg, maple extract and 1/8c almond milk. Mix thoroughly. You want a slightly thicker batter than pancake but not too thick. If it's too thick add more almond milk a little at a time until it's the consistency of pancake batter. Spray some olive oil spray (fat free) in a non stick skillet and cook like regular pancakes.You can top these with my homemade maple pancake syrup or just some on plan E fruit for an E or berries for a FP!

1 tsp maple extractMix water and Gentle Sweet (or other approved sweetener) and let come to a boil. After the solution starts to boil slightly sprinkle the glucomannan whisking the whole time to mix well. Let this come to a boil for 1 minute and then turn off burner. Place the syrup off the burner and add in the 1 tsp of maple extract. This should thicken as it cools. This was really good on my pancakes!

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Good morning! After having my fried eggs in butter, bacon, and coffee with cream and gentle sweet, I thought doing our school work outside would be a nice way to start the day.

A few months ago, I had a procedure for some pelvic issues I was having. This meant that I was unable to do much of anything for at least three months! It was major surgery. While healing, I found myself eating whatever I could stomach. So when I finally got to a state of recovery, I was not on plan as much as I should have been. It has taken me a while to get back to where I do not crave things as I did. However, I am back on plan and trying hard to stay that way!

I am in the process of trying to make a menu for our week to help me with trying new ideas that so many have come up with! I love the recipes from A Home With Purpose! They look amazing! You can go check out her site here : A Home With Purpose

I have also signed up to become a Trim Healthy Mama Affiliate! This means that if you click on this link, https://store.trimhealthymama.com/#_l_pv , and purchase any of their products, it helps me too!

So if you are on the fence, please go look at some of my previous posts about my weight loss! This is such an easy plan when you really give it your all! It isn't like other plans where you feel deprived, unless you have someone who constantly points out what you can't have! :) It's one of those plans where there are so many options!

Thursday, June 11, 2015

After such a tremendous reply to my strawberry pie, I thought I would try to figure out a way to make a pie crust for it using the THM Baking Blend! This particular crust is an S in the THM world.

I do not have a photo of it because I forgot to take one! So as soon as I make another pie I will be posting the picture here!

Trim Healthy Mama Pie Crust - S

1/2c butter or coconut oil, 2 eggs, 1/4tsp salt, 3/4 cup baking blend, 1-2 doonks of THM stevia. Preheat oven to 400. In a medium bowl beat butter, eggs, stevia, and salt together. Add Baking Blend and stir until dough holds together. Mine was more of a wet dough. Gather together into a ball. If you want it a little more pliable you could wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge. Not too much but it would've made the dough less wet and easier to press. I didn't do that and although it was smooshy to put in the pan, it still turned out great. Press into a 9" pie pan. Prick dough with a fork. Bake 10 minutes or until edges are brown and middle is done. This crust, when it first comes out seems almost rubbery, but do not fear! It becomes almost cookie like after it totally cools!Happy Eating!JJ

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

I have been on the Trim Healthy Mama plan for over a year now. I have lost 85 pounds and still losing!

Here's a before and after of me on the THM plan!

In the meantime, I have come up with a few recipes of my own or that others have allowed me to share on this blog. I will be adding more as I create or find them! Here is a short list with a link to the recipes on this blog.

Monday, May 18, 2015

Since beginning my journey on the Trim Healthy Mama plan, I have found that there are a lot of wonderful recipes to tweak. I began with a simple recipe for Shoney' Strawberry Pie and decided I was going to come up with my own sugar free plan approved version. I mean what else are you going to eat during strawberry season! This recipe is great for a summer time treat!

Mix the water, Sweet Blend, strawberry extract, mashed strawberries, and Glucomannan in a pot.
Whisk until dissolved and starts to thicken (mine did not actually thicken that much)
Pour in gelatin packet and whisk until dissolved.
Heat for just a few minutes until bubbly and remove from stove top to let cool.
While cooling, place sliced strawberries in a cooked and cooled S or E crust of your choice.
You want it to fill the crust!
Make sure you have your pie crust with the strawberries on a plate before the next step! Sometimes it get messy!
Pour cooled wet mixture over berries in crust and place in fridge for at least 2 hrs.
Whip up some whipped cream and put a dollop on top! ENJOY!

Thursday, March 26, 2015

About a year ago I tried the original version of the Trim Healthy Mama Good Girl Moonshine. While it was not bad, I really wanted something more of a fruit flavor. So one day I was tinkering around in the kitchen and decided I would try adding raspberry zinger tea to the GGMS. It was pretty good, but what could make it even better? I added a couple of extracts and let my pre teen boys try it. They thought I had made them sugary fruit punch! Imagine their surprise when I told them it was good for them! Now they know how to make it themselves so they do, quite often. A year later they are still drinking and loving it! There have been many people who have tweak this recipe, but this is the original Fruit Punch GGMS recipe!

It has been a little while since I have posted on this page. I have currently lost 85 pounds and around 32 inches on a life changing eating plan called Trim Healthy Mama! If you want to learn more about this plan go to www.trimhealthymama.comI have been in search of a low carb Italian meatball recipe for a while. I wanted some meatballs to go with my spaghetti! I finally figured out a GREAT one! Here is my recipe! I've also included my recipe for simple homemade sugar free spaghetti sauce! It is equally amazing! You can eat these on Dreamfields Pasta or on the THM Not so Naughty Noodles! This recipe would be a THM - S recipe! Enjoy!

Mix all ingredients together well. Roll into balls (about 1.5 -2"
balls). Sear meatballs on all sides in Olive oil or Coconut oil ( I
used coconut oil) in pan. Do not cook meatballs until they are done, it
will finish cooking in the sauce. Place meatballs and sauce in crock pot
and cook on Hi 5 hrs or low 9 hrs until meatballs are cooked through.
Or cook on stove top in a pot for at least 45 minutes to 1 hr. Makes 24
meatballs.Simple Homemade Sugar Free Spaghetti Sauce

1/2 large onion finely diced1 green bell pepper finely dicedsliced mushrooms (optional)1 large can crushed tomatoes1 large can of diced tomatoes (not Italian diced, regular) 2 small cans or 1 large can of tomato paste 1 cup of water 6 T dried basil2 tsp dried Oregano1-1.5 T Garlic powder (depends on how much garlic you like)1-2T Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)2- 3 tsp of salt (salt more if needed)In the bottom of the
pot saute the finely diced onion in 1-2T of EVOO until translucent. Add
crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir to mix in tomato paste. Add bell peppers and optional mushrooms. Stir in herbs,
garlic powder, and salt. Let simmer for at least 20 minutes. This
makes a thicker sauce if you like yours thinner add a little more water. Serves approx 8-10 people.